Q: Is 138,823,178 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 138,823,178 is not a prime number.

Why is 138,823,178 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 138823178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 43 86 559 1,118 124,171 248,342 1,614,223 3,228,446 5,339,353 10,678,706 69,411,589 and 138,823,178, with no remainder.

Since 138,823,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,823,178, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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